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The New Colored Pencil: Create Luminous Works with Innovative Materials and Techniques Kindle Edition

by Kristy Ann Kutch (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Learn to draw and paint using colored pencils in The New Colored Pencil: a how-to guide for creating vibrant, textured, and easy art illustrations by best-selling author and teacher Kristy Kutch

Master the Latest Breakthroughs in Colored Pencil Art

If you want to create colorful, radiant works of art, colored pencil and related color media (pastels, watercolor pencils, and so on) provide you with limitless options for adding vibrancy to your creations. In The New Colored Pencil, artist and instructor Kristy Ann Kutch guides you through the latest developments in color drawing media with examples of and recommendations for the newest pencil brands, drawing surfaces, and groundbreaking techniques (including using the Grid Method, grating pigments, blending with heat, and more). Supported by step-by-step demonstrations and showcasing inspiring art from some of today’s best colored pencil artists, The New Colored Pencil shows you how to use color theory to your advantage, combine color media, create and enhance textures, and experiment with surfaces to create interesting effects. Whether you use traditional, wax-based, or watercolor colored pencils, The New Colored Pencil will take your art to the next level.

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"In recent years, the medium of colored pencil has expanded significantly. Divided into three sections on each main type of colored pencil--wax, oil, water-soluble--this guide covers both traditional and more modern colored pencil principles and styles. Included is a chapter on color theory; step-by-step excercises to familiarize the reader with a range of traditional, innovative, and unusual techniques; many handy comparison charts showing the characteristics of various tools, materials, and brands; and a very useful hue/color name/manufacturer appendix. VERDICT: Artists of all levels looking for a versatile, portable, and colorful new medium can draw inspiration from this book."
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About the Author

KRISTY ANN KUTCH has taught more than two hundred colored pencil and watercolor pencil workshops to artists and students nationwide. She is the author of Drawing and Painting with Colored Pencil, and is a contributor to several colored pencil publications, including The Best of Colored Pencil, Creative Colored Pencil, and Colored Pencil Explorations. Her work has appeared in International Artist Magazine and Pratique des Arts. She also authored a DVD called Colored Pencil Landscapes: Beyond the Basics, released by Artist Palette Productions. Kutch is a resident of Michigan City, Indiana.

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From the first time I picked up a colored pencil in my local art league class, I have been intrigued by the medium. More than two decades have passed since that course, and I have embraced the growth of colored pencil as a fine art medium with great enthusiasm. Since my first book, Drawing and Painting with Colored Pencil, was published by Watson-Guptill in 2005, there have been many product and technique developments. With a spirit of fun and adventure, I have incorporated new pencils, wax pastels, tools, and approaches into my own art. Whether I drew, brushed, grated, spattered, or even blew pigment through a screen, it has been an enjoyable and satisfying experience. In recent years, many new varieties and types of colored pencils have emerged, each with their own merits and characteristics—and sometimes inspiring new techniques. The varieties of pencils and the palette of colors in which they’re available have grown beyond wax- or oil-based “permanent” traditional pencils. Water-soluble drawing products now include new types of watercolor pencils, including ink-like pencils and even tinted aquarelle graphite pencils. Pigments are rich and dense, and more emphasis has been placed on lightfastness for the permanence of one’s art.

The emergence of water-soluble wax pastels—which may look like crayons but which offer much more in terms of quality, speed, and versatility—has been perhaps the most surprising development in the world of color drawing and painting. Aquarelle wax pastels swiftly cover large areas with rich pigment that dissolves instantly with the sweep of a damp brush. The wax pastel can also be sharpened to a point, or the pigment can be stroked from the tip with a wet brush. This type of aquarelle wax pastel can yield a highly pigmented liquefied wash which can then be applied with a brush.

New and diverse drawing and painting surfaces that are colored pencil–compatible have emerged, too.

Longtime favorite lines of paper have expanded to include more colors. New brands of papers have appeared with a variety of textures, to appeal to artists’ wide-ranging tastes. Versatile illustration board ideally designed and textured for wet media as well as dry is now on the market. Translucent film–like vellum, acid-free and of high quality, offers speedy, rich laydown of colors. From fine-toothed silky paper to sandy-textured boards, dazzling pure white or toned to a range of colors, such supports offer an aspiring array of textures, hues, and unique traits—the potential unfolds with great possibilities.

Colored pencil is ever-blossoming as a fine art medium, bringing with it new materials and surfaces, even an expanded concept of what “drawing a painting in color” means. This book presents many possibilities and techniques for widening those colored pencil boundaries.

Artists whose work I have admired over the years, whether they were long-recognized figures in colored pencil circles or emerging artists I met through my workshop travels, have been generous in sharing their art, describing their tools and techniques, even revealing their sources of inspiration. You will linger and marvel over their art as I, too, have done. I am most grateful for their participation and the enhancement that their art has lent to The New Colored Pencil. My deepest gratitude goes to these very special guest artists, whose contributions so enhance these pages: Debbie Bowen, Jeannette Buckley, Karen Coleman, Barbara Grant, Mary Hobbs, Laura Miller, Jackie Treat, Ranjini Venkatachari, and Jana Westhusing.

I hope that learning about colored drawing materials and seeing the work of colored pencil artists will inspire you to consider such techniques and materials and to continue to grow creatively.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00GVZZMRY
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Watson-Guptill (May 20, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 20, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 119358 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 388 pages

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Kristy Kutch is a graduate of Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, with both bachelor's and master's degrees in education, as well as a life license in teaching. She has taught over 200 drawing workshops nationwide for students of all ages. Her educational style is friendly, relaxed, enthusiastic, and supportive of the individual student's uniquely personal style. Cultivating the enthusiasm of her students, Kristy tailors her instruction to beginners and accomplished artists alike, both in her role as an author and in a workshop setting . Her instructional book, Drawing and Painting with Colored Pencil, was a summer, 2005 release from Watson-Guptill Publications. It has also been featured as a main selection for the North Light Book Club.

Kristy is a contributor to The Best of Colored Pencil 1, 3, and 5; Creative Colored Pencil; Design: Illustration; The Best of Business Card Design 3 and 5; Creating Radiant Flowers in Colored Pencil; Exploring Color (revised edition); Floral Inspirations, Colored Pencil Explorations, and Colored Pencil Society of America Signature Showcase. She has also filmed an instructional D.V.D. (Artist Palette Productions) , Colored Pencil Landscapes: Beyond the Basics; an excerpt from this film is featured on www.YouTube.com .

Kristy has written a second techniques book, The New Colored Pencil, slated for release from Watson-Guptill Publications in spring, 2014. This book encompasses techniques for colored pencil and watercolor pencil, as well as innovative ideas for combining these media. For the first time, there are also techniques presented for wax pastels, those beautiful waxy art sticks which look like crayons but which offer artist-grade pigmentation and brilliant results. The New Colored Pencil also presents information and demonstrations on a huge array of compatible papers, films, and boards which are suitable for making the most of these colored drawing media.

Kristy has enjoyed teaching colored pencil techniques since 1991, combining her love of art and her instructional talent. Traveling to various workshop sites around the country became a family affair, with her husband, three children, art supplies, and often the family bicycles along for the ride. She and her husband Ed now travel around the country on "the workshop trail".

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Miguelito

Lots of Great Instruction

Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2014

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I've been learning to draw and paint with colored pencils for the past couple of years and I own many instructional books. Because there are so many new materials that can be used as substrates with this fine art medium, and because there are many new brands of colored pencils out in today's market, a new book that would include this information was needed.

What separates this book from others is, first of all, it explains in detail the different surfaces that can be used with colored pencils, whether they are conventional like paper (the many brands and textures) or unconventional, such as drafting film and wood.

This books also delves in detail about other materials that can be used with colored pencils, such as solvents and erasers.

However, the reason why this book earned a 5-Star review from me is that it explains in depth the techniques to be used with water-soluble colored pencils, a subject that is sorely missed or it is only touched lightly in all the other colored pencil instruction books I own.

The techniques explained in this book and the photos that accompany each section are quite inspirational. For a novice, this book is a great learning source. For someone intermediate like me, it's the kind of book that sends me back to the old drawing board and get my creative juices flowing.

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Extensive Colored Pencil Book Set

Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2021

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I wasn't sure if this was a reprint of the other book by Kristy Ann Kutch. I looked everywhere to confirm. I found her site / email and was able to ask her questions about both her books. I was surprised that she got back to me so fast. She is super professional, very helpful, and knowledgeable. I am excited to get using both books. There are techniques I've never even heard of and ones I've seen recently reinvented and used in whole new ways!

The shipping was fast. It was here a day early despite regular free shipping without prime.

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Author is passionate and knowledgeable

Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2020

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The book arrived in a timely fashion and was in good condition. However, on reading half of the book and thumbing through the rest I realized I made a mistake buying it. The author is very knowledgeable and passionate about coloring with pencil, but it wasn’t a fun read. It’s more for the committed coloring pencil artist rather than a coloring book colorist/enthusiast like myself. The book is full of beautiful coloring pencil pictures which was an awe-inspiring bonus.

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Katrien Van Lerberghe

Have a great time !

Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2017

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The new colored Pencil book of K.A. Kutch is a very good book both for beginners and for more experienced workers with colored pencil . This is a work book , you'll have need of a sketch book to keep next to it , to make your own notes . The book covers as many angles as possible . There is a chapter on the Wax based traditional colored pencils , with information I didn't yet have : a blue sketcher pencil from Caran d' Ache that erases easily . That sort of information is everywhere in the book . There is a very useful bit about the right paper , with all the variations possible : museum board , velum finished Bristol board and other kinds of paper ,board and film that are not to be found in my home town . So you don't try them out either . Now I can send for them online , without wasting money on too many trials and errors . Mrs Kutch is a huge favorite of aquarel pencils , using solvents , how to blend , - heat blending , various other ways . In the appendix , you get a color chart with color and aquarel pencils from Bruynzeel , Caran d'Ache , Cretacolor , Derwent , Faber Castel ( my own favorite ) , Koh-i-noor , Lyra , Sanford , Stabilo and Tombow . it is such a complete book , you'll need a lot of time to get trough it , not for the reading only -171 pages - but for doing your own experiments , encouraged by the lovely drawings in the book . I certainly need it .

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Lymarie

Great book!

Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2014

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I have just returned from my third annual Kristy Kutch class in Newport, Oregon. I pre-ordered this book after last year's class and received it as soon as it was available. Kristy has an unparalleled knowledge of all things colored pencil! She keeps herself on the cutting edge of new products and then tests them and instructs her many students all over the country on how to use them. This book has a very comprehensive view of the pencils, surfaces and associated products available today. Her many great techniques have inspired me at each of her classes and are well-explained in this book. Thank you, Kristy, for yet another tool for my colored pencil arsenal!

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Rachel Stewart

Detailed instructions on mixed media mentioned in the title of the book.

Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2020

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I really enjoyed the chapters on watercolor pencils and oil pastels. This book is not so much for abject beginners, but more for artists needing better technique on successfully combining the these media. Nice photos! This was a Kindle purchase to my iPhone Kindle App.

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Darlene N

Kristy shows you how in clear and easy to follow examples

Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2015

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I found this book very informative and enjoyable to read. It's a great reference for colored pencil brands, types, and techniques. I am always open to expanding my colored pencil knowledge. Kristy is a wonderful teacher and very supportive and helpful. If you ever get a chance to take a workshop from her in person, you will be in for a warm and memorable experience.

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Vicki Beall

Very good information for work with colored pencils

Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2016

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Very good information for work with colored pencils, also had a class with the author recently, good teacher.In the book you can learn the qualities of the different brand names, How to get the best use of what you have, also finding out what is available to improve your work. Vicki Beall

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Debora Perosino

Quello che cercavo

Reviewed in Italy on February 23, 2024

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Jules

Excellent Resource

Reviewed in Canada on November 4, 2019

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This book is an invaluable resource for every artist who wants to work with coloured pencils. It’s very informative and delivers lots of insights into the art. I love the way Ms. Kutch explains her paintings, including what paper she used. Very helpful! I recommend this book highly.

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Reviewed in India on February 18, 2019

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Good book for general to technical color pencils information for artist. A must read

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 10, 2014

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A very beautiful work that I have been working from.

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Libro eccezionale

Reviewed in Italy on August 14, 2023

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Libro molto bello ed esauriente nelle spiegazioni del quale già conosco la pittrice tramite i suoi DVD

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